CPAP machine and one piece of cabin baggage rule
As a sleep apnoea sufferer I have to carry my CPAP machine on all overnight trips and it has to go as cabin baggage. Normally, Mrs. Frequent Flyer is with me so if I also have my laptop we stuff her handbag in the suitcase and she carries that. Hence once piece of cabin baggage each and we put up with always having to check a bag into the hold. However, my employment situation has changed - redundancy alas - and if I want to go on two day courses to update my skills I will have to carry my laptop, CPAP and an overnight bag. The overnight bag will have to go in the hold but as my CPAP is vital medical equipment will they let me carry that into the cabin as well as my laptop.